New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-25
PREMOyITIONS OF DEATH.
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Little Agnes Buckley, policemsn's daughter of
New5nryport, had strong realization OF her APP
proaohing oeatb, although the physicians had not
given her up. On the day she died she called her
mother the bedside to make arrangements for the
funeral and announced that she had only minute
or two longer to live just then the gate clicked aSd
she heard her fathers footsteps coming up the walk.
Raising herself IL bed with her remaining strength
the child cried put: Hurry ap papa; I'll wait q
minute for you.' The nized father heard the cry
and rushed uD the stairs to the bedroom. He had
barely time to take his daughter In his when she
whispered Good-by7 to him aud expired.
young woman employed as IA domestic by Den
yer family married private soldier In the regular
army O year before, and Immediately after the we'd
ding returned 10 her service, while her husband was
sent out Fort Union in NevMexico One sftcrnoon,
whe sitting In the kitchen she heord q tapping at the
window, and on looking up saw the iace OF her hus-
band there. The aupariiion remained for minute
without speaking and then slowly faded away. The
young woman screaming into the presence Of the
family related the strange experience to them. aud
tainted. Later in the day she received telegram
from the fort announcing that her husband had died
of fever the day before.
A Nashville lady dreamed one night recently that
her oil school friend, whose bridesmaid she had been
at her eddipg to o Virginia planter year before
had died suddenly and that she was present at the
funeral The lady related the dream to her family.
and refused to be convinced that it not Fremont
ton of death A week later delayed letter reached
the lady informing her that her friend had died at
about the time with the Occurrences OF the dream
Confederate veteran related in Americus, ia,
the other day. strange coincidence that attended the
death OF Captain wynn, a gallant Georgian VINO was
killed Mt Gettysburg. Inc captain nau frequently
Toasted that the bullet not moulded that was to
Ia, him low, but the day OF the fight his wife was
startled to the oil portrait oil her husband tall with
q crssh TO the floor from the wall which 1t hung In
har paIlor. Singulary enough the only damage done
to the picture In the shape OF small hole which
was punctured through the forehead by chair foot
which the painting struck in Its tall. Two days later
ne Ms came from the field that the captain had been
killed by rifle bullet which had struck him squarely
In the forehead.
Louisa Benn. the daughter of q laborer in Wednes-
burg England made no her mind to emigrste to
Australia. and gained the consent OF her parents.
dreamed that tho ship which was to carry her
daughter struck q rock the Australian coast and
went down with great loss o life. She succeeded
In dissiiaing Louisa from going, but not until the
girls baggage had been placed on board the vessel
and every preparation made tor her departure. The
ship went down, as Mrs Benn had imagined would,
and among the lives lost those Of several girls
who we're to have been Louisa's companions.